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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Alderman Place 4

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Woodville
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Jason A. DrakeNonpartisan
Mike CabanissMike CabanissNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Jason A. Drake
Mike Cabaniss
Current role
Not found
Alderman Place 4, Woodville City Council (on the council since 2022)
Background
  • Bachelor of Science, Stephen F. Austin State University (1998) (per candidate)
  • Master's in Educational Leadership, Stephen F. Austin State University (2014) (per candidate)
  • Has taught and coached at Woodville Middle School and Woodville High School for 23 years (per his candidate announcement)
  • United States Marine Corps, six years; machine gunner (per candidate)
  • Woodville resident since 1999 (per his candidate announcement)
  • First run for public office (per candidate)
  • Core member, Sleep in Heavenly Peace (per his candidate announcement)
  • Founder and member, Woodville Hill Runners (per his candidate announcement)
Experience
Not found
  • Sworn in for a second term, December 2024
  • City of Woodville representative on Tyler County Appraisal Board (per candidate)
Top priorities
Not found
  • Hopes "to continue to be part of the team that maintains the checks and balances that every taxpayer deserves" as infrastructure is updated.
  • "I make myself available, and go to the jobsites where the city has dealt with infrastructure issues."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate announcement (Sept. 2026): hopes "to continue to be part of the team that maintains the checks and balances that every taxpayer deserves".
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate announcement (Sept. 2026): "I make myself available, and go to the jobsites where the city has dealt with infrastructure issues."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found

Jason A. Drake

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Jason A. Drake
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Bachelor of Science, Stephen F. Austin State University (1998) (per candidate)
  • Master's in Educational Leadership, Stephen F. Austin State University (2014) (per candidate)
  • Has taught and coached at Woodville Middle School and Woodville High School for 23 years (per his candidate announcement)
  • United States Marine Corps, six years; machine gunner (per candidate)
  • Woodville resident since 1999 (per his candidate announcement)
  • First run for public office (per candidate)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Mike Cabaniss

Mike Cabaniss

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Mike Cabaniss
Current role
Alderman Place 4, Woodville City Council (on the council since 2022)
Background
  • Core member, Sleep in Heavenly Peace (per his candidate announcement)
  • Founder and member, Woodville Hill Runners (per his candidate announcement)
Experience
  • Sworn in for a second term, December 2024
  • City of Woodville representative on Tyler County Appraisal Board (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • Hopes "to continue to be part of the team that maintains the checks and balances that every taxpayer deserves" as infrastructure is updated.
  • "I make myself available, and go to the jobsites where the city has dealt with infrastructure issues."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: Candidate announcement (Sept. 2026): hopes "to continue to be part of the team that maintains the checks and balances that every taxpayer deserves".
  • Growth and infrastructure: Candidate announcement (Sept. 2026): "I make myself available, and go to the jobsites where the city has dealt with infrastructure issues."
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found